Empirical Investigation of Dwell Times in Ridepooling Systems

While ridepooling has garnered considerable attention in research, there remains a notable gap in understanding the intricacies of the dwelling process, particularly the boarding and alighting of passengers. Existing studies have predominantly focused on dwelling behavior within conventional transportation modes like buses or trams. This study seeks to fill this gap by providing insights into passengers’ boarding and alighting behavior within ridepooling systems and examining the factors influencing dwell time, such as group size and stop location. To achieve this, the authors collaborated with sprinti, an on-demand ridepooling service in the Hanover region, Germany. The authors collected data on dwell times and customer characteristics during several shifts in 2022 by employing a ‘silent observer’ approach. The findings reveal an average dwell time of 16.25 s and a median of 13 s. Additionally, the analysis demonstrates that several determinants impact dwell time, such as group size, vehicle type, and the presence of luggage.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2024.02.016
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146524000693
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Harmann, Dennis
  • Scharfe, Reik
  • Trick, Jana-Sophie
  • Friedrich, Bernhard
• Conference:
  • 25th Euro Working Group on Transportation Meeting (EWGT 2023)
  • Location: Santander , Spain
  • Date: 2023-9-6 to 2023-9-8
• Publication Date: 2024

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 119-126
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Volume: 78
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2352-1465
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23521465/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boarding and alighting; Case studies; Dwell time; Shared mobility; Vanpools
• Geographic Terms: Hanover (Germany)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01919575
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 27 2024 4:02PM